It was announced that YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake “The Problem Child” Paul (9-1, 6 KOs) will face 57-year-old former heavyweight champion “Iron” Mike Tyson (50-6, 44 KOs) in a boxing match on July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The fight will air on Netflix. It’s not determined whether the bout will be an official fight or an exhibition.
Paul is coming off two first round KOs against little-known pro boxers. Tyson last fought in 2005, and had a 2020 exhibition against Roy Jones Jr.
BetOnline (www.betonline.ag) has listed Paul as a 3:1 favorite.
Jake Paul -300 (1/3)
Mike Tyson +240 (12/5)
Note: This event is not a PPV. It will be free to all 260 million Netflix subscribers.
What the literal Fuark?
Lol this clown is lucky he’s fighting a 57 yr old and not a prime Mike however there would be zero chance this type of circus attraction would have even been mentioned this is how LOW boxing has become today.
I still say a 57 yr old or even a 67 yr old Tyson ends this fight when he chooses and with a one punch knockout! Geez we’re talking about a YouTuber here, to call him a club fighter would be flattering
And the circus keeps rolling on…
I hope Mike knock’s him out cold.
Dont we all?
Have the ambulance ready, Jake is going to need it
I don’t know … Tyson is almost 60. Your punch resistance plummets after 50. Nobody Tyson’s age should be in a legit boxing match.
That is the truth. Tyson still has the punchers chance, but Paul is 27 and has that youthful energy and rejuvinating power. He has a solid right hand, and he is game, Look at Holyfield in his last bout. KO’D with one uppercut. Here was one of the toughest guys ever, but at 61 he went down like a cruller. Cannot beat father time.
I hope Mike Tyson kick his azz
If it’s an exhibition, fine. Let them make their money on this…. thing. HOPEFULLY, no one thinks that it is a good idea to have a 27 year old fight a [by then] 58 year old who has not had a fight in almost twenty years, in an actual, legit competition.
Mike is a natural fighter and has that killer instinct. No way this little brat comes close to making it a fight.
I hope that you’re trolling, Don (and it’s fine if you are). I hope that you don’t truly believe that. The man’s almost SIXTY years old.
Agreed… this is a spectacle, not a fight. I doubt Mike could even get sanctioned for a real, actual professional fight. Both guys will get paid a bunch of money and it likely will be a dull, barely watchable main event.
I didn’t even think about that, Brainchild. That’s a really good point. Most likely they couldn’t even get it sanctioned as anything besides an exhibition.
You took the words out of my mouth. It’s all about getting paid. Mike broke! Lmaoooo
Casuals on both sides will go into an over heated frenzy. If you gotta have this money maker then Texas should go with a feel-good exhibition. Too much can go wrong with a fight between an old heavyweight champ who was knocked out in 3 of his last 4 pro matches while way back in his 30’s versus a fledgling not top 100 cruiserweight.
“BetOnline (www.betonline.ag) has listed Paul as a 3:1 favorite.”
– And the “fix” is in.
– Tyson could really close down this circus act if he really wanted to……
I’d love to see Tyson knock this pretender out !!!
It keeps getting crazier and crazier! Yes Tyson is in great shape, and he looks awesome in all these little vids you see him hitting the mitts and bag work, but getting in the ring is a different story. The body changes drastically at 58! That age is just a number saying is bs! It’s no accident you have never seen an athlete in any sport still competitive beyond the age of maybe 48? Firat Aslan is still world ranked at 53 years old, but who is he really fighting? There is some really bad competition in Europe (and the US of course) Tyson really looked like an old man when he fought Roy Jones in 2020. I hate to admit it, but I think Jake Paul actually wins this one, maybe even seriously hurts Tyson. I highly doubt this fight will even happen. If it does, I will definitely watch!
Jake can’t hurt Diaz who never boxed how’s he going to beat mike, Tyson stops him , late perhaps
Stop with this shit.
The powers that be will fix this fight to appeal to the Tik Tok 9-16 year olds, who are the only audience to which this circus act appeals. Jake Paul has never been in a “real fight.” and Tyson has no business being in a boxing ring anymore. Too much money to be made for this to end on a blitz for either side. Expect a draw. The only way, given boxing’s current state that this WTF crap stops, is someone refusing to follow the script and getting killed in the ring. (I am referring to a YouTuber who wants to box.) In my many decades in the business, back when I was growing up and boxing was , (for the most part, ), this kind of garbage would never see the light of day.
Back in the day it did happen , but it happened in the gym with very few people around and it was just sparring so that’s all we’ll get unless Mike desides to peek a boo ko fake Paul , I only wish Paul would’ve fought a fan first so I could have done the honors, good luck champ
Boxing continuing its decline. I’m guessing the WBC will have a special belt made. Tyson didn’t even hurt Roy Jones in their exhibition 4 years ago and Roy has a chin as sturdy as a chip. I can’t stand Jake Paul but he’s just to young for Tyson.
Roy couldn’t breathe after their fight.
Tyson didn’t throw any head shots mostly body shots. He could have dropped a punchy has been Jones at any point. Notice how Jones kept clutching his sides after bout. I Know he was in pain. It was fixed before hand that’s why it was declared a draw. Normally an exhibition doesn’t get judged. You can’t always expect a Tyson fight to end in a KO . Plus if you think Roy won this one you should consider watched more than one fight a year.
Yes, it was obvious Tyson was carrying Jones and not trying to land headshots, and that it was agreed the fight would go the distance.
Logan Paul is fighting Pinklon Thomas on the undercard with KSi against ‘Bonecrusher’ Smith as the show opener and Freddie Flintoff squaring off against Tyrell Biggs as the curtain call…..
…and Freddie Roach fighting Muhammad Ali
What happened to the road of becoming a legit boxer?
Well for 11 years if you were a heavyweight you had to go through Klitchko, Fury got lucky, and never fought aj, they all get hurt, and don’t fight enough. They’re overpaid and I’d box Paul 8 rounds for 100k not 1000000k I’m 50 ITd be as good as the last Paul without a doubt , I’d light jakes face up his brother too on the undercard Logan? A fan fight? That’s what I thought
Money wins over delusion everytime.
While disrespectful for Paul to call out a 57 year old Tyson. Everyone ages differently. If you don’t lose it, you lose it. You also have to have the mindset as well. I’m 52, 6’0 200 lbs, active, and I still believe that I could whoop plenty of 20-30-and 40 year old’s out there. Mike Tyson’s 57 is not many of y’all’s 57. Satchell Paige was 59 when he last pitched in the Big Leagues, Tom Brady was 45 and could still play in the NFL at a high level at 46, Bernard Hopkins was 51, Jack Johnson fought until he was 60, Vince Carter was 43 when he retired from the NBA, and still dunks with authority at 47, and Lebron is still a top 10 basketball player in the world at 40. The two major Presidential candidates are in their 80’s and we all know the fabulous job that they have done in their position.
– Tyson smokes weed every day.
– He even has his own cannabis brand “Tyson 2.0”.
– Not sure what shape he can be in……
Tyson smokes a lot of weed & allegedly does magic mushrooms, too, so I’m sure his stamina & testosterone are a severely depleted. Average Kevin McBride destroyed Mike Tyson almost 20 years ago. With that said, power is the last thing to leave a fighter; I’m around Mike’s age and still hit like a mule! If Tyson connects, it’s lights out!!!
Weed yes, but how would magic mushrooms deplete stamina? He claims he was on mushrooms when he fought Roy Jones. He certainly fought like he was…I kid, but he didn’t look very impressive. I was thinking during that fight that there probably are many top 100 heavyweights that the then 54 year old Tyson could have beaten
Paul doesn’t deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as Tyson and it is disrespectful that he’s calling him out, but he’s literally half his age! I will watch this fight if it happens, but both these guys have no business being in the ring with each other. Father Time is undefeated. All the guys you mentioned are phenomenal athletes and are exceptional, but they all had declined considerably at the end of their careers. Vince Carter was coming deep off the bench averaging 5 points a game in the last 5 years of his career and Bernard Hopkins got blasted out of the ring against Joe Smith in his last fight. Not only did Tyson look pretty bad against Jones, remember when he last fought in 2005…19 years ago? After getting blasted out by Danny Williams in ’04, they looked for the slowest, most sloth-like boxer they could find in Kevin McBride so Tyson could get a for sure win. McBride knocked him out in the saddest fight I’ve ever seen. With $3.00 and my opinion, I could buy a cup of coffee, but I think Jake Paul would beat Mike Tyson now. Believe me, I would love to be wrong.
The last thing to go is the power and Tyson (surely on TRT) would still hit hard enough to knock Paul tf out. He will also outweigh Jake by about 40 pounds and obviously is a former heavyweight champion. He would tire quickly though so I’m not sure here.
Good fight. I hope it’s for real and not an exhibition. Tyson is always dangerous. (he held back on Roy Jones Jr.) and Jake is a legit prospect, young and deadly. Talk all the smack you want but all you will tune in!
Lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s another BS scripted exhibition bout. Just like when Mike faced Roy Jones . Hard pass
sure, why not…
let’s see them make alot
of money
I think Jake should’ve fought Ruddock first, Tyson In 1 oldschool
Hope Mike knocks his head off!!
At the age of 45 George foreman knocked out 27 year old Michael Moorer.
Jake Paul is 27 and Mike Tyson will be 58 years old.
The big different is a 45 year old held his own with a prime experienced boxer. Even at 58 I don’t see a novice boxer being able to do anything to Tyson. Boxers don’t lose their punch and while Tyson has now been active he has been training. If this becomes a real fight I just hope Tyson doesn’t play around and go easy on Jake like he did with Roy Jones Jr. Jake Paul is better on Tysons age being a factor, but unlike the retired MMA guys Tyson is a trained boxer with real skills and no 9-1 novice boxer can jump up in weight and beat him (Assuming Tyson doesn’t go easy).
20 years after his last pro fight and people are still delusional about Tyson. Tyson is an old man now, an old man who since the first Holyfield loss in ’96 has been a complete shadow of killer he once was.
There’s a reason why Jake is a betting favorite for this mess.
Netflix is an amazing platform and so glad thy will air it free.
Gotta give JP tons of credit for this fight. Both will make tons and tons of millions of dollars…
I’m betting Tyson hits him, he hits the floor and doesn’t get up. end of fight
It’s gonna be yet another brutal loss for tyson. Jake paul hits way too hard and has too much footwork
This fight is no good. I’ll say it in Spanish too, ” no bueno!”
So many “I hope old man Knocks him out!” people is the reason this farce will be a success. I won’t be watching and if you respect the sport you shouldn’t either.
This bullisht its going to be like a jones vs tyson circus! Its going to be carfully staged for people to believe it! Oh well, they will both make nice paychecks and everyone home happy! I’ll watch it anyways for free! Everyone wins
How’s the disrespect, Former Undisputed Heavyweight Champion, not Former Heavyweight Champion.
Tyson’s getting a pasting! Simply too old, and Jake Paul’s going to be crowing how he KO’d Iron Mike. Complete farce!
Most folks in the comments are short-sighted and have no vision. Say what you want about Jake Paul but he’s bringing fresh eyes to the sport of boxing and now its on Netflix. Boxers are no longer cross-over superstars. Take the so called “faces of boxing” Canelo and Tank. I guarantee you if you went up to 10 people especially if you don’t like out West, half will not recognize them or know who they are. Those same people will likely recognize Jake Paul. Tyson and Jake together will draw familiar eyes and new eyes. Logan Paul is in the pro wrestling circuit which bring even more eyes to the event if someone if following them both. Boxing lacks entertainers like Ray Leonard, Naseem Hamed and Hector Camacho. Boxing is reduced to idiots like Rolly. A long hard fall from what it used to be. Jake isn’t necessarily entertain but his social media following to boxing in invaluable giving other boxers the stage to shine and build up their stock.
This will most likely be under the same rules as Tyson vs Jones, and that’s IF it actually goes through. Mike has some nagging neck, back and knee issues that are getting worse. Being an exhibition, Mile should be allowed to have “assistance” for the matchup to heal up any limitations.
Not way this gets sanctioned, but it Texas so who knows. I know people like to live in the past, but Tyson lost to Kevin Mc Bride for God’s sake. Now he is 57. Don’t be surprised if Jake can win. I hope it’s an exhibition with a strong undercard
Wow! What a disgrace to the sport. Boxing has become a circus.
What a circus act boxing became these last years.. Sad that Mike Tyson is going to get an ass whopping by the hand of this dumb YouTuber..
comments like “Mike can end this any time” puzzle me. Guys, you know we have 2024 and Tyson is OLD? He already lost his freakish power in his last fights 20 years ago where he couldnt do any damage to a mediocre fighter like Kevin Mc Bride.
Tyson is a big fan of Paul & what he’s done for the at times dwindling boxing game. This doesn’t surprise me. It will be an exhibition.
Tyson has admitted to smoking weed with Jake Paul numerous, as well as tripping on magic mushrooms with both Jake and Logan Paul. This fight’s gonna be a trip!
Any Dr. or commission that allows this to happen needs to go to prison immediately, and any promoter that holds such a fight needs to lose license for life, the goal of the commission and ringside physicians is to protect the safety of the fighters and one is 60 years old punch drunk high boxer and other is a youtuber… mismatch or they need to admit a fake fight in advance with scripted winner….. embarrassing…
63 comments and growing and you folks wonder why these fights happen. Some of you folks NEVER comment or support boxing but you come out from under your rock to view a JK fight and/or comment. Folks only blame JK but hold Tyson guiltless. This is a win/win situation. JK will either get a draw if its an exhibition or get his hand raised and Tyson will get a great payday. Folks who believe Tyson will see to destroy JK are the ones who believe WWE is real.
If Tyson is even 50% of what he was, does anyone believe this goes past the first minute?